Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so I thought it would be fun to settle the debate on what the best thanksgiving food is.

Instead of taking time to interview PHS students’ favorite teachers, who always tell us about the last food they’ve tried, Emily Wisnesky made a quiz and Mr. Curry posted it on canvas for you to take.

The quiz was taken by 54 students and one teacher. Thank you to everyone who took the quiz! 

The quiz not only looked at food but also traditions. I am only talking about the most common thanksgiving food and what the top favorites are. If you are interested in the traditions, Emily Wisnesky has an article about the results. 

 

Most common thanksgiving food 

Out of 55 responses 

1. Mashed Potatoes:96.4%

2. Gravy:96.4%

3. Stuffing:94.5%

4.Turkey: 92.7%

5. Dinner Rolls:83.%

6. Corn:80%

7. Green Beans/Green Bean Casserole:78.2%

8. Cranberry Sauce:72.7%

9. Sweet Potatoes/Sweet Potato casserole:61.8%

10. Deviled Eggs:60%

11. Ham: 58.2%

12. Glazed Carrots:27.3%

13. Roasted Potatoes:18.2%

 

Desserts:

Out of 54 responses 

1. Pumpkin pie: 87%

2. Apple pie/dumplings: 57.4%

3. Pumpkin Rolls: 53.7%

4. Peanut Butter Pie: 35.2%

5. Pecan Pie: 29.6%

6. Cobbler: 27.8%

7. None of above: 5.6%

 

Before we start into the best thanksgiving food ranked I want to explain how they got voted to the top. On the quiz you had to list your top 5 favorite foods. From those answers I went through and counted how many times each food was mentioned. Each mention was a point. If something has less than 2 votes I took it off the list. 

 

Best thanksgiving food ranked 

Out of 51 responses 

1. Mashed potatoes (34 votes) 

2. Stuffing (30 votes)

3. Turkey (29 votes)

4. Dinner Rolls (22 votes)

5. Corn (21 votes)

6. Ham (20 votes)

7. Deviled eggs (9 votes)

8. Gravy (8 votes)

9. Cranberry sauce (7 votes) 

9. Green beans (7 votes)

10.  Green bean casserole (7 votes)

10.  Roasted potatoes (4 votes)

10. Sweet potato casserole (4 votes)

11. Yams (3 votes)

12. Glazed carrots (2 votes)

12. Hash brown casserole (2 votes)

12. Mac and cheese (2 votes)

12. Noodles (2 votes)

12. Sweet potato (2 votes)

 

Desserts 

Out of 49 responses 

1. Pumpkin pie (22 votes)

2. Pumpkin rolls (20 votes)

3. Apple pie (19 votes)

4. Peanut butter pie (12 votes)

5. Cobbler (8 votes)

6. Cookies (7 votes)

7. Cake (5 votes)

7. Ice cream (5 votes)

7. Pecan Pie (5 votes)

8. Dumplings (3 votes)

8. Nut rolls (3 votes)

9. Cheesecake (2 votes)

9. Cherry pie (2 votes)

 

To recap, PHS favorite(and most common)thanksgiving food and dessert is Mashed Potatoes and Pumpkin Pie. 

Happy Thanksgiving!